LIV Golf Now Closed?

[BlackDiamondPar5]

Hardly a "welcome with open arms" from Augusta. More like, "you're still invited because we stand by our honor, but you're not really welcome."

[ChetlovesMer]

48 minutes ago, BlackDiamondPar5 said:

Hardly a "welcome with open arms" from Augusta. More like, "you're still invited because we stand by our honor, but you're not really welcome."

To me it felt a bit like "Well, we can't see a way to not invite you... so... I guess you can come." 

[woodzie264]

47 minutes ago, ChetlovesMer said:

To me it felt a bit like "Well, we can't see a way to not invite you... so... I guess you can come." 

Exactly 

[BlackDiamondPar5]

23 hours ago, ChetlovesMer said:

That was 50 years ago. I like to think they've gotten better and have learned a lot in 50 years. I think we all have. 
And I might also argue that exclusion from something is one thing. Beheading people is something all together different. 

Augusta has evolved quickly. With many elements displaying more class and decorum than most of society. However the Saudi regime is still a thousand years behind. Just look what they did to Khashoggi, simply because he offended the king, not to mention other things they do to victimize their underclass. 

 

I have zero respect for the players or supporters of LIV and they reap what they sow. 

[iacas]

9/11 survivors' group vows to protest at Masters if Augusta National doesn't reconsider decision allowing LIV Golf series participants to play | CNN

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A coalition of families and survivors of the 9/11 terrorist attacks says it will protest at the "front door" of Augusta National Golf Club if the club doesn't reconsider its decision to invite golfers who have played in the...

[BlackDiamondPar5]

17 hours ago, iacas said:

9/11 survivors' group vows to protest at Masters if Augusta National doesn't reconsider decision allowing LIV Golf series participants to play | CNN

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A coalition of families and survivors of the 9/11 terrorist attacks...

My problem all along with LIV is sportswashing and turning a blind eye to the SA regime and 9-11. It's sad statement about blind greed and how some have forgotten. On top of that add in beheadings and murdering an employee of a US company. 

I got in trouble on another forum for bringing this up. 

 

Anyway Augusta is kind of between a rock and a hard place. I see it as they want to abide by their word of eligibility, but they also aren't welcoming these LIV guys either. 

[guitarget]

I wonder if Augusta has a plan if two players start throwing punches on the first tee next April?  Seems to me it's getting fairly vicious out there.

[Double Mocha Man]

2 hours ago, guitarget said:

I wonder if Augusta has a plan if two players start throwing punches on the first tee next April?  Seems to me it's getting fairly vicious out there.

Gary and Jack would never punch each other.  Though maybe Gary would punch his son...

[turtleback]

On 12/22/2022 at 6:20 PM, iacas said:

9/11 survivors' group vows to protest at Masters if Augusta National doesn't reconsider decision allowing LIV Golf series participants to play | CNN

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A coalition of families and survivors of the 9/11 terrorist attacks says it will protest at the "front door" of Augusta National Golf Club if the club doesn't reconsider its decision to invite golfers who have played in the...

It will be interesting to see the tone of the media coverage of this protest compared to the protests years ago about no women members.

 

[iacas]

https://www.si.com/golf/news/liv-golf-2022-end-of-year-daily-cover

Tremendous article.

[Elmer]

2 hours ago, iacas said:

https://www.si.com/golf/news/liv-golf-2022-end-of-year-daily-cover

Tremendous article.

That was a very good article.

 

I think LIV golf cam be summed up in the following quote - “Well, nobody has gotten to the bottom of 9/11. … But I can tell you that there are a lot of really great people out here today, and we’re going to have a lot of fun!”

[iacas]

Saudi-Backed LIV Golf Is Using PGA Suit to Get Data on 9/11 Families, Court Told

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Saudi Arabia-financed LIV Golf and its feud with PGA Tour Inc. has divided fans, tested players’ allegiances and sparked legal battles.

 

[BlackDiamondPar5]

13 minutes ago, iacas said:

Saudi-Backed LIV Golf Is Using PGA Suit to Get Data on 9/11 Families, Court Told

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Saudi Arabia-financed LIV Golf and its feud with PGA Tour Inc. has...

 

Absolutely disgusting. This evil butcher regime and their egomaniac front man Norman are the lowest of the low. The LIV players should be scorned and hopefully karma will catch up with them soon. 

[DaveP043]

1 hour ago, BlackDiamondPar5 said:

Absolutely disgusting. This evil butcher regime and their egomaniac front man Norman are the lowest of the low. The LIV players should be scorned and hopefully karma will catch up with them soon. 

Its important to remember this is a response to a subpoena from a PR firm, the allegations may or may not be accurate.  This type of pre-trial wrangling really doesn't mean much of anything to me.

[mchepp]

This paragraph about Norman is a stinging review of him. It absolutely wins the article for me. 

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With his cultivated air of luxury and his not-so-private affairs, Norman might fancy himself a JFK, but he’s more Richard Nixon—an obsessive and vindictive man with some big wins, and some even bigger self-inflicted losses. He is, to many, a cringeworthy figure. 

 

[iacas]

 

[woodzie264]

1 hour ago, iacas said:

 

🤔 so weird… they seem like such nice people to work for

[BlackDiamondPar5]

16 minutes ago, woodzie264 said:

🤔 so weird… they seem like such nice people to work for

Wonder if he was invited to a private meeting at the consulate with the regime?